Diet
is the most important consideration in a pet's care.
It is the 1# factor
in their health and life expectancy.

Statistics
from veterinary organizations and dog and cat registries show
that the life span of America's companion animals is now half
what it was in the 50s and 60s. Nowadays our pets are plagued
by allergies, skin and coat problems, tooth and gum infections,
urinary tract infections, parasites, digestive disorders, diabetes,
cancer and immune disorders. These health problems were very rarely
seen 50 years ago before the introduction of commercial pet foods.

The pet food
industry convinces vets and pet owners that only commercially
prepared foods offer complete and balanced diets. The industry
claims that medical problems will be encountered by feeding owner-prepared
diets. Unfortunately, commercially prepared diets are not always
complete and balanced either. More importantly they offer no choice
about quality and wholesomeness of ingredients, which is of utmost
importance to holistic health. Most of the ingredients in commercial
pet food have been deemed unfit for human consumption, which is
why it is being used in the pet food. If it were fit for human
consumption, it would have been used in human food. For more information
about what's really in pet food, click
here. (I highly recommend you read this article)

We humans
have the nutritional expertise to prepare our own diets. Humans
develop health problems mostly from consuming processed foods
rather than foods they prepare themselves. We pet owners can control
dietary quality and wholesomeness when we prepare our animals'
diets ourselves. In this way nutritional "completeness"
and balance can be maintained.

There are
some good books the provided recipes for home prepared meals for
your dogs and cats, please see my book
list.

I provide
a few recipes here on this site for home prepared meals, but be
aware that because we (the humans here at Fias Co Farm) are vegetarians/vegans,
we feed our dog and cats a vegetarian diet as well. The recipes
I provide here for pets are vegetarian oriented. If you do not
wish to feed a vegetarian diet to your pets, please check out
the my book list for
meat based recipes. Whether you feed meat or vegetarian diets,
your pet is much better off receiving home prepared meals than
most commercially prepared ones.

These
are great for giving herbs to animals reluctant to eat the
herb when it is mixed with their food. Also, you know exactly
how much of the herb the animal is getting. I especially like
these for giving herbal worm formulas to kids (young goats)
and dogs because most of the time they love them and beg for
more which makes it so easy to administer.

With your fingers
(or in a food processor), mix and kneed into a dough. Break into
16 even pieces, shape into balls and then roll
the balls in a little bit of Slippery Elm powder just to coat. Each
ball equals a 1/2 Tablespoon dose. Offer an herbal dosage
ball to the animal first, and he may eat it right out of your hand.
If he won't, shove it in his mouth. Often, the animal realizes the
balls taste good and want more. If he spits it out, just shove further
back in the mouth next time. (For goat kids, or other smaller animals,
I break the balls into smaller pieces to administer.)

Herbal
Dosage Balls For Dogs:
Mix together:

1/4 cup (4
Tablespoons) powdered or finely crushed herb

2 Tablespoons
whole wheat flour

Add:

1/4 - 1/3
cup Peanut Butter

With your fingers,
mix and kneed into a dough. Break into 12 even pieces,
shape into balls and then roll the balls in a little bit of whole
wheat flour just to coat. Each ball equals a 1 tsp. dose.
Offer an herbal dosage ball to the dog first, and he may eat it
right out of your hand. If he won't, shove it in his mouth. Often,
the dog realizes the balls taste good and want more. If he spits
it out, just shove further back in the mouth next time.

Antimicrobial
& Antiparasitic Ear Oil

An
Infused oil is not an Essential oil.Do not use essential
oils in this recipes. I make my infused oils using
Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Sweet Almond Oil as the base depending
on what I am going to use the oils for. When I make ear oil, I use
Extra Virgin Olive Oil as the base. You can Google how to make your own herbal infused oils. There are very simple to make. I use a cooler with a heating pad in it to keep them warm as they infuse.

To use: apply 6 -12 drops
to the effected area of the earflap or ear canal. Flooding the ear
canal is not necessary

For kittens I just use 1-2 drops and that will usually take care of mites with one application.

Eggshell
Powder
(for calcium)

Whenever
you use eggs, save shells. Wash shells out right after using the
eggs and save them up for about a week or so until you have a "batch"
worth processing. Bake shells at 350°F for about 8-10 minutes
to remove the mineral oil coating and make them brittle enough to
grind. Grind to a fine powder in a food processor, blender or coffee
grinder (I use a coffee grinder). Make sure there are no sharp,
gritty pieces.

1
tsp. of powder supplies about 1800mg - 2000mg of calcium.

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treat,
cure, mitigate or
prevent any disease.

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or USDA.
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